Commonly occurring product ions for PE(20:5(5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z,17Z)/0:0) (View full structure)

m/zIon DescriptionStructure (click to enlarge)
498.2626Precursor ion [M-H]-
455.2204Neutral loss of ethanolamine(C2H6N) from [M-H]-
437.2099Neutral loss of ethanolamine(C2H6N) and H2O from [M-H]-
301.2173sn1 RCOO- ion
257.2275Loss of CO2 from sn1 RCOO- ion (PUFA)
214.0486Loss of sn1 acyl chain as ketene (RCH=C=O) from [M-H]-
196.0380Neutral loss of sn1 RCOOH group from [M-H]-
152.9958Glycerol-3-phosphate ion with loss of H2O
140.0118Ethanolamine phosphate ion
122.0013Ethanolamine phosphate ion with loss of H2O
96.9696H2PO4- ion (from phosphate)
78.9591PO3- ion (from phosphate)
Note: Structures of product ions may represent one of a number of possible isobaric molecules in some cases